Also called: Hazardous Fuels Technician, Propellant Loading Technician
Loads dangerous rocket propellants like hydrazine wearing protective suits that look like spacesuits.
You suit up in a sealed outfit called SCAPE with its own air supply, then carefully transfer toxic fuel into a satellite's tanks. Every move follows a checklist read aloud by a partner.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. High school diploma plus extensive on-the-job hazmat training; military fuels experience helps.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Military, Certification. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Hazardous Materials Technology (certificate).
Growing faster than average. Small niche; demand rising with launch rates.
Low risk for 10 years. Remote loading systems help, but suiting up to handle toxic fuels stays hands-on and highly trained.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to launch companies' propellant crews; they send you through HAZWOPER and suit training First: 40-hour HAZWOPER course plus protective suit training
Classes: Chemistry, Health, Shop class, Physical education.
Official data: O*NET occupation 53-7121.
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